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If you place the socks at the bottom of the wash load, they are less likely to be thrown over the top of the washer and pumped out with the water. I read this tip somewhere years ago, and I have raised three kids and a husband using it with very few lost socks!
This is a great tip that I have found works very well. Place a small basket on the top of the dryer, one for each family member.
I was tired of losing socks in the wash so I came up with an easy idea to keep them together. I safety pin together my sock pairs! Most households have safety pins lying around, so put them to good use!
In 44 years of being a wife and mother I can honestly say I have never lost socks in the wash. I taught husband and kids to fold socks together when they took them off.
Each family member has a different color sock; 4 boys, my husband, and myself. Makes it easy to sort. Black, gray, white, gray with a stripe, and gray with a colored heel.
I am trying to organize my bedroom closet and socks are the bane of my existence. So today I thought of something that really helped.
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Buy several pair of the same make, model, and color and not only do you save time sorting laundry, but if one goes bad or missing, you still have back-ups and an extra.
I often buy several pairs of the same color of socks so that if one sock of the pair wears out, there will still be several mates.
I have two small boys and while sorting socks, I find that although they wear different sizes when rolled they all look like the same size.
Always buy mens and boys' socks in quantities of a dozen or more of matching pairs.